Switzerland's agriculture:
- Total area: 41,277 sq. km
- Land area: 39,997 sq. km
- Water area: 1,280 sq. km
- Climate description: The climate is temperate, but it varies with the alitude. The weather can be cold, rainy, snowy. The summers are cool, warm and humid.
- Terrain description: There are mostly mountains in Switzerland with a center plataeu, rolling hills, and plains, and large lakes.
- Arable land use: 9.8%
- Permanent croup land use: 0.57%
- Irrigated land: 550 sq. km
- Total renewable water resources: 53.5 cu. km
- Total fresh water withdrawal: 2.61 cu km/yr
- Per person freshwater withdrawal: 360.3 cu m/yr
- Natural hazards description: Avalanches, flash floods, landslides.
- Environmental current issues: There is air pollution from vehicle emissions and open air burning, acid-rain, water pollution from increased uses of agricultural fertilizers, loss of biodiversity.
- Total labor force: 4,500,000
- % of labor force in agriculture: 3.4%
- Agricultural products description: Switzerland produces large amounts of wheat, barley, sugar beets, potatoes, apples, grapes (which mostly are made into wine),
- Agriculture photos:
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COWS:
Cows are widely used in Switzerland for milk production.
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Cows are widely used in Switzerland for milk production.
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VINEYARD:
Wine is a big part of agriculture production. Grapes are one of the biggest agricultural producers in Switzerland. They are then made into wine.
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Wine is a big part of agriculture production. Grapes are one of the biggest agricultural producers in Switzerland. They are then made into wine.
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VEGETABLES:
Since Switzerland is overall a very healthy country, their vegetable production rate is high.
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Since Switzerland is overall a very healthy country, their vegetable production rate is high.
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RURAL LAND USE:
This photo shows rural land use. Most farms in Switzerland are near mountains.http://lanarkstewardshipcouncil.ca.previewdns.com/stewardship/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Swiss-farming1.jpg
This photo shows rural land use. Most farms in Switzerland are near mountains.http://lanarkstewardshipcouncil.ca.previewdns.com/stewardship/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Swiss-farming1.jpg
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USE OF ARTIFICIAL FERTILIZERS:
This photo depicts the use of artificial fertilizers.
http://www.novaquatis.eawag.ch/arbeitspakete/nova6/contentpics/pic3
This photo depicts the use of artificial fertilizers.
http://www.novaquatis.eawag.ch/arbeitspakete/nova6/contentpics/pic3